SDR 99ZZZX1657

Service difficulty report · Blade · Skrsky S64E

Difficulty date
March 24, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N194AC
Make and model
Skrsky S64E
Aircraft serial
64017
Part
Blade
Part number
64M57685936
Condition
Cracked
Location
Main Rotor
Part time
6,249 hours
Stage of operation
IN
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

BLADE REMOVED FROM AIRCRAFT DUE TO BIM INDICATION. ALL CRACKS WERE LOCATED ON BOTTOM SIDE OF THE BLADE. SB-64E-62-10-01, WHICH ULTRASONICALLY INSPECTS THE TWO MOST OUTBOARD BOLT HOLES ON THE TOP AND BOTTOM SIDE, WAS C/W 39.8 HOURS PRIOR TO REMOVAL OF THE BLADE FOR BIM INDICATION. NO DEFECTS WERE NOTED.